Computer Simulation Of Life Contains Computer Simulation Of Life

That's still up for debate - but this might add a bit more speculative fuel to the dubious fire.

A simulation of the universe known as the Game of Life has been programmed to contain a simulation of the universe.

The simple game in which points on a grid react to each other, and combine through emergent mathematics to create what appear to be 'living' organisms, structures and shapes, has been in use as a way to 'simulate' the universe for decades.

It was invented by John Horton Conway in 1970 and opened up huge avenues of research in maths, and even biology.